Draft-rigging



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)Patented Nov. 9, 1920.

B. W. KABEL.

DRAFT RIGGING.

APPLICATION f lLED lAPR. 19. 1916.

VLPV :MUILMU B. W. KABEL.

DRAFT RIGGING.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 19. 191e.

Patnted NGV. 9, 1920.

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219 KSN B. W. KABEL. DRAFT RIGGl-NG. APPLlcMmN manual 19. 191s.

Patented Nov. 9, 1920.

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Speeiieeion of Letters agemb.

To all whom may concello Be ie known lilies ll, Briioizs 1W. KABEL, e citizen of the Unied States, residing el, llo-mieke, in alie County of Roanoke State of Vignie, ilove invented Gestein new and useful liiigi'ovemeiits n'heft-Biggiiig; and l do hereby fleclzue Llie following to loe s inli, ele i, and eileei desciiption of `the ie-l venion, suoli ss'vvill enable oiliers slillei in theait to which il; sppei'te'ms to mele endl use the seme. A

The invenizioio. relates to elle of liefe rigging for railway cars escl moie periieulerly to e combined beck-sie?? and `sie esstiiig, designed for thai; class of draft iigging 'in 'which the means foi operatively connecting the cushioning mechanism and: coupler is slidebly connected 'to the letter and ,io vvhieli 'the beek seep end tie costing est' o prevent rearward moveiiieiii oil: the eusliix "iing meeli'anisiii. I g

'While some of ieatuies oi my iiiveii ation may be odvanmgeously embodied iii beek stops and tie castings generally applic- :ible to any type of onderh-aiming, as will appear fiom the more detailed description, tlie mais 'femore of the invention, 1oioficly seated, consists in providing e new emol im proved form oi beck stop and tie casting foi dizifit rigging Jiol cer uncleiiiei'nes in which 'the center sill oi' sills terminate short of ille emi sill sind -oi'waiclly yo'if lie loolslzer. This :fps of oai? umle'i'ieme is sliowi eleeifly in lief/impending application. Seiiol No. l'l', filed. August 28, 1915, 'entitled Cm: eoistirue tion, of which epplicetion elle present epplication is a coniiiouatioin in pam Another feature of ille invention consists in providing means on e combined loool: stop and tie costing, adapted ivo sloot the enel oi* ends of 'lie sill oi' sills so es 'eo ilieieby directly transmit the boiling sti-sms thereto and in the lme thereof independently of means i'oi' connecting the sill or sills sied-'elle loeclzstop.

@ther eatuies of elle invenliioovvil?. op peeiiom a more detailed description thereof, taken in connecion with the accompanying drawings chosen for ille purpose of illusi'ation.

Throughouttlie specifieefsioi'i anal firewings like numerals desigow'ze like parte.

Figure l 's s. pien vies oi e, dmi iggiiig and o poilgion of the car iiiinieiimme.

Fig. 2 is e siclo elevatioii swiftly im seeioii o; elle devies iiiussi'eegl in liig 'i Fig. 3 e seeiion on line 3-3 of Fig. i., looking m elle clieetion of she arrows.

Figs. el enel 5 ei'e details of the combined I seep Vmesi cie missing iilust'e'l-efl. in. Figs. jl-S showing', respectively, e view half plein and heli" horisoiitei section, and e viev7 in side elevation.

to 9 eye details of eiiotiier form of eomlaiine stop amel ti eeslgiog :Joepie/fl for use with s peil' of iengedvceiilei sills; Fig. ii being o iop plan, Fig. Z e longitudinal een-tml section, Fig. 8 e. side elevation and Fim 9 e section on iioe 9-9 of Fig. 7.

L g. i() iliusiiees e combined lstop tie casting and center bearing embodying some of lie novel features of @my iiivenlioo, and

Fig. il is o. section on line .li-ll oi Fig. i() looking' in elle diiec'zioii indicated by 'the arrows.

lve'eiriiig iirst to the device iliustraecl in Figs. i to o i'i'ielusive, i designates lie (li-efe slls which eoiineciefl to giie enel imi ings il end are adapted adjacent their 'foi-- weed. ends so :receive the eoiiplei'- guide plete 3, and elle eoupleiu carry iron 3, @n the' inner fece of eseli, sill sind, ifi idly connected hereto is e siop meiiifoer 4. i llie stops Llv-fl: Serve to *pr-evene forward moveioeniJ ol' the iii'ont 'follower of ille eusl'iioiiiiig mechenism 6, Wliieli is cliegismmetieelly ilius traiefl by lie dotted iiees l* and w'iicli is inteiposeii between the ifioiie follower and the i'eai follovei' 5; .lhe couplei' Z is elio#A ably eoimeoted to the yoke S so es to pemii the ieeiweri'l movement oi the coupler inde! pendently of die volse.

in Jelle special oilm. oi connection elioseii iler elle puipose of ilustisiion, elle yoke 8 is provided Wili intim-neel. slioiilflei's 9, 9 adapted. to engage ille iisosfi slioulcieis oiE iiie Coupler butt en el in oifiei io prevent 'the 'J e i'om spieeclinge losiifl oi* collar 10 is piso viclel, the seid bend being eclepefl. "no engage the out'lvurneel shoulders llml on ilse yoke. 'Ille loonfoif eollei l() is pieemoiy continuous. and ivliile liolfli {lief/olie li'om spreading freely lits e couplei' so move ree-rweiclly vvitli iefevezice io 'die yoke. This psoiiculei 'ioi'm of coupler escl yoke conneeiim is not my i'ziveoiieo, however., but is the iiivei' Je of one, olio llileliei', of Roanoke, Viiginize The mulei'els i3 zmfl back stop and tie casting 15 which is rigidly connected to the inner ends of the draft sills 1 and to the forward end ofthe center sill 1a in a manner to be hereinafter more fully described.

The draft sills 1 overlap the rearwardly extending flanged members 18 which are preferably formed on the casting 15 and each sill is connected to the adjacent flanged member 18 by the rivets 16 which pass through alined holes 17 provided in the webs of the overlapping members. -The flanged members 18 are spaced apart and the flanges 19 thereof preferably extend inwardlyextends between the members 18 and abuts the rib 2O 'formed on the wall 21 of the said casting; the flanges 1d of the center sill preferably overlap the flanges 19 of the members 18 and may also abut the upper and lower thickened portions 22 of the wall 2l.

The rivets 23 serve to unite the casting 15 and the center sill 1a, the said rivets pass ing through and connecting the adjacent` pairs of flanges 19 and 1d on the casting 15 and. the center sill 1, respectively.

To contact the cushioning mechanism, to hold the same from rearward movement, from normal, l preferably provide the casting 15 with a forwardly projecting tapering portion comprising a transversely extending wall or web 24 adapted to contact with the draft gear, the said wall or web 24 being connected to the wall 21 by means of the 'vertically extending webs or flanges 25,-and

26. The webs 25 may, and preferably do, extend at an oblique angle to the longitudinal axis of the sills. To strengthen the webs 24, 25 and 26 they are preferably provided adjacent their upper and lower edges with flanges such as 27, the said flanges being rearwardly tapering.

The numeral 28 designates one of the car floor plates which is also connected to they casting 15 by means of the upper rivets 23, filler pieces 29 being interposed between the casting` 15 and the floor plate 28 as shown. The bottom plate 30 serves as additional means to tic thedraft sills to the center sill, the said .plate being connected to the flanges of the draft sills 1 by means of the rivets 31 and to the center sill 1LL by means of the lower' ri vets '23.

The entire bufling load is transmitted to the center sill 1' as a direct compression by the stop casting 15 owing to the engagement thereof with the center sill. this relieving from strain the means which serve to con-- neet these members together. ln bu'rlng the "lraft sills also are altogether relieved of strains. and all tendency of the same to buckle is avoided. llnder draftstrains the lmck stop and tie casting serves to transmit. forces from the draft sills 1 to the center The web 1c of the center sill 1t.

sill 1a, the rivets and plates 28 and 30 serv ing to securely tie all of the parts together.

ln the form of the device illustrated in Figs. 6 to 9 inclusive, the combined back stop and tie casting` 15*x is designed for use on car underframes similar to those heretofore described except in place of the singleY center sill, a pair of spaced channel-shaped center sills 1b are employed.

The draft sills 1 are adapted to overlap at their inner ends the forward ends of the center sills 1b and the stop casting 15 is adapted to abut the forward ends of ccntci sills. The said casting is preferably pro vided with a pair of spaced lugs 18 which extend rearwardly of the forward ends of4 the center sills l" and which are. rcspccsills and by the lower vertical rivets which pass through the lower tie plate and the lower flanges of the sills.

The webs and flanges of the channel cenA ter sills lb contact, resl'iectively, with the thickened portions 2()v and 22 of the transversely extending webs 21a. .Forwardly of the said webs 21' the casting 15a is provided with a transversely extending web or wall 24 adapted to Contact with the draft gear to hold the same from rearward movement. A pair of vertically extending webs 25 serve to connect the wall 24 to the thickened portions 20a of the webs 21H. F langes 27u are formed on the upper and lower edges of the webs 24 and 25a to strengthen the same. Upper and lower webs 27" are preferably provided, each of these webs extends from a flange 27 on the web 24F- to the web 21a and serves to strengthen the web 211.

To connect the casting 15a to the cover plate 36, and support the latter, there is provided' an angular shaped member 37 which is connected to the ribs 24 and the upper web 21lx and is connected to the plate 36 by means of rivets 38. ln this embodiment of the device also, the entire bufling load lis delivered as a. direct compression to the center sills by the stop casting ,independently of the draft sills and the connecting means.

The draft strains, however, are transmitted directly to the center sills by the draft sills independently of the stop casting.

In the form illustrated in Figs. 10 and 11 there is shown a combined bufllng block, tie casting and center bearing designated generally by the reference numeral 39. The casting 39 is connected to the continuous sills 40 by means of the rivets l1 which pass 'tlii'oiigli zilined lioles in tlie l'liinges l2 of tlie meting' ond tlie wel) ot tlie adjacent sill,

Foriviirdly of the center bearings i8 tlie eos-:ting 39 provided ivitlio droitt goei' enportion siniiliir to tliiit slioivn in Fig'. l, except in plaire ot the inclined flanges il? odjzieent 'tlie lower odg; ol the vertieel Webs there is i'irovided ii eontii'iiious Weli oi' lliiiige 2T Wliieli entende troni one tlzinge e to the other lifiiig'e 25" fis slioivn.Q conipletely closing'` tlie epilee beti'een tliese lfino'ee eice it tor tlie o )enino's el formed l?! P t3 in tlie siiid flange E31 ln :ill tlie toriiis tlie eomlnned stop and `tie costing is provided ivitli o forward striking portion ivitli vertical Walls extending rearwardly from the seine, these vertical wells being connected it their upper and .lower edges by t-riinsversely disposed Wells, one or more ot tliese Connecting' 'Wells being provided with triangigiiliirly slioped openings lietiveeny tlie vertical Walls,

Hoving now described iny invention, what :liiiin ond desire to seciireliy Letters 'Potent is:

l. i eoinloiiied stoii sind tie cestino' Jor 1 diiil't i'igijgiiig for railway cars, siiid Costing including zi piiir ot transversely extending webs, ii plurality ot vertical webs Connecting seid triinsif'ersely extending' Welis, :nid reinforcing flanges formed on slome oit tlie verti! eslly extending' Webs adjacent the ripper sind lower portions tliereo'li.

2. .L combined stop sind tie Costing to iflrett iigrgingj seid Casting; being Vilirovided Wit-li :i forwardly tiiperii'igr portiom seid tapering' portion inoli ling' e. parir ol transversely eirtei'rflingij Paolis sind e plurality ot vertically extending'ivelie eoiineetefil thereto, et leest some of seid vertically extending ivelis being provided ivitli tapering; reinforcing flanges.. i

3. ln zi car iiiidertrzinie, the eoiiiloiniition eind tie casting located between and ooniiected to seid elle, seid costing; including e pair of Continuons transversely extendingl Weoe @iid plurality ot vertically entend ing ivelos' ooiineetiiitij seid transversely entendiiig webs., sii/id costing being iidiipted to oliiit i portion ol the ein' iiiidertrziriie and lieiiiii; "eonneeted thereto, the point of oonbetween tlie costing and the undertreiiie being torri/ord of tlie points oit oonneotion zoetween tlie @timet ln e enr iinderti'iiine, tlie combination y.

with. ri single oeiitrzilly arranged center sill :of .lese length tlion the Car underfrziiiie kot i pair -o dreitt sills overlapping tlie end V:of tlieseid ceiiter'sill7 means for connecting seid droit sills to the said center sill, seid ineens" including'v o casting Wliioli is adopted to 'Strtiddle tlie eenter sill ind seperate ineens for connecting seid draft sills :ind seid enter sill to seid. esstinf.

droit sills.

Yforces 'tliereto' direetly independently of (l. lnji draft rigging, the combination' Livitli :i ear iiiiderliroine of :i single center sill ot less length than said iindertrzime, o peil" 80 of spared d 'ett sills, e draft gear lietrv'een the said sills, stop casting, seid casting 'transmitting draft it'orees from seid draft sills to the siiid renter sill and abutting the seid center sill end transmitting boiling droit sills? zind'ineens for connecting); Seid casting to said center sill and Sepe-rete ineens for Connecting; seid eesting to said draft silver T. di. Combined stop sind tie casting eoinprisiiigi ii forward striking portion,' vertical walls extending rearwardly therefrom, said Wells being connected et their upper and lower edges by transversely disposed Wells :ind et least one oi said last named Wells being provided Witli trizingiiliirly Shaped openings lietiveeii the seid vertical Wells.

il. combined stop and tie castingl Yfor d tt i'igi'g'ings, seid meting being provided ir, ai 'iiiieringj forwardly extending por tion 'furnished with ii transversely extending forces thereto independently" of the seidwel), ii second transversely ext-ending web spaced troni seid first named ivelo end o piiii'allty ot upright Webs connecting sind transversely extending. Webs, seid upright webs being 'provided ivitlrtiipering reinllorring flanges along' their upper edges,

9. fi combined stop sind tie casting comprising; ii striking portion, upright Wells extending' rearwardly therefrom seid Walls being' provided along their upper edges with transversely disposed tlengee` portions ot tlie seid 'liiiiiges being connected to there by :torni openings triangular in outline lie tween said upright Wells,

l0. A. eornoined stop and tie casting eoin prisiiig it substantially rectangular' 'body port-ion and a tapering oriverdly extending striking portion, upright Walls extending rearwardly from and connecting tlie striking portion to the body portion, ii transversely extending Woll, adopted to connect tlie upvper edges of the said upright Wells, seid transversely extending Well loeing provided with triiiiigulei'ly shaped openings located intermediate seid upright Wells. l(

ll. ln a combined beekstop and tie eiisting, ai transversely disposed Well adopted to serve iis e stop for e movable element of. a draft rigging, zr'eecond traine-vereeiy disposed wail lylng to the reiir'of the first named wail and 4upright weils serving toA connect the two traneverse weils, one oi said upright weils being oentraily ioeitedi and ineens for connecting said trzinsverseiy disr posed Weils seid means including :i member 'which tnpers rearwardly from said first said4 transverse wall, and a second transversely disposed wail of greater Width than the first named Weil.

13. ,in n eer underfrzune, zi stop casting provided with e pair of sill adjacent faces and ai tapering forwardiy extending portion. :i trmisverseiy extending Weil adapted to elose the tapering end o' the said casting und e second transversely l"extending mili oozited in rear of said first named Wall, e eenrziiy arranged upright member con nee-ting said Walls, seid member being provided adjecent its upper end 'with reinforcing.;l Menges which taper rearwardly from Suid first named transversely extending W211i,

In testimony whereof I affix my signature. 35

BYERS W. KABEL. 

